Barre and Center for Beginners

Description:

First Day of Ballet is designed for students who have never taken a ballet class ever. It is an intro/assessment class and we will be determining after this class whether you are ready to move on to Barre and Center for Beginners or if (in rare cases) need to repeat First Day of Ballet.

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(Returning students who would like a refresher on the bare basics are welcome to attend).

 

Jasmin breaks down five foundation steps of ballet: plié, tendu, dégagé, rond de jambe, and fondu. You must be exposed to these steps as a foundation before you are able to move on to more complex ballet steps. In First Day of Ballet, the entire hour-long class is at the barre in order for students to learn these foundation steps with the support of the barre.

​Description:

Barre and Center for Beginners is for students who have taken the First Day of Ballet class one or more times, or have taken ballet in the past and are familiar with plié, tendu, dégagé, rond de jambe, and fondu.

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In Barre and Center, you will rely on the knowledge you have gained in First Day of Ballet to learn new steps. After warm-up and barre exercises, students will learn a short combination dance in the center floor. The combination gracefully pieces together steps that were just learned at the barre, and will have you leaving class feeling like a real dancer!